No more beer for You! (while working on the scoot)

 

You could always use that as an excuse to get you a new swing arm, of the chrome variety.

 

lol when I was still motocrossing, I had my throttle stick wide open on my coming up to a jump. was too close to just kill it and jump was too short to hit it with speed. Over shot it to an unbelievable amount, landed in ruts, n somehow rode it out to the side of the track n shut it down.

Every race that summer, that stuck throttle ran through my head at the worst times lol

 

Take it to an experienced TIG welder. Have him fill it in, and if he's good, you won't need to grind anything. Paint it, and have no further worries. If you wait, and that area begins to crack, you're looking at a much larger job.

 

All metal needs to fail is a place to start. If that arm failed at 70 mph would it matter?

As long as that arm doesn't support any weight or is not under any stess, then nothing to worry about.

 

Lots of responses, I tend to be real **** about stuff like that. The swing arm tube is probably less than 1/8" thick. I'd take it to a welding shop or even a muffler shop and have them run a bead on it. Probably would not cost more than $50.00. Should not be to hard to do, I can get a mig tip in less space than a dremel tool.

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In my mind, I would get it beefed up with some weld, smoothed out and repainted or replaced. Why take the chance? You know it's going to be lurking in the back of your mind if you're safe or not!

 

Take your swingarm in and get it TIG'ed. Doing it will give you peace of mind as mentioned by many posters here, and if you're in NYC you probably have the time before riding season.

You may also find other issues that should be looked at for a 'trouble free' riding season.....good luck!